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A youth was arrested in Haveri district of Karnataka, for causing communal tension through WhatsApp messages, by using fake mobile phone SIM cards. The accused is now under judicial custody for spreading communal hatred.

Shivananda B H, a computer operator with the Bommanahalli Gram Panchayat in Hanagal taluk was arrested last week, after he was found purchasing several SIM cards registered under people, who had submitted their proof of identity to the Gram Panchayat to avail various benefits.

According to the police, Shivananda would send messages on WhatsApp to unknown people. When the police tried to track down the numbers, it was found that the mobile phones were not with the subscribers.

Eventually, they zeroed in on Shivananda, by tracing his movements through mobile towers.

In the last three months, the area has been witnessing a lot of communal tension and the messages sent by the youth is supposedly the reason behind them.